What the Papers Say: Monday, September 24, 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 24 September 2018, as prepared by the STA

DELO

Ironman
"How pluck helped the steely in Istria": As many as 1,670 persevering men and women proved their steely character to themselves and the world as Slovenia hosted its first Ironman. (front page, page 18)

Central bank governor
"Banka Slovenije won't be state within a state any longer": Primož Dolenc, the nominee for the new governor of Slovenia's central bank, has announced a wind of change in his presentation to parliamentary parties. (front page, page 3)

Poverty
"Poverty is eliminated by higher earnings": After more than five years of economic growth, 13.3% of Slovenia's population is still below the at-risk-of-poverty rate, while three out of four employees earn less than average pay. (front page, page 2)

Judo World Championship
"Tina Trstenjak wins her fourth world medal": Tina Trstenjak won bronze in the -63 kg category at the Judo World Championship in Baku. (front page, page 13)

Pope's Baltic tour
"Vital to know the genesis of perdition": On the second day of his visit to Lithuania, Pope Francis paid his respects to the Holocaust victims, warning against anti-Semitism. (front page, page 6)

DNEVNIK

Public broadcaster
"Igor Kadunc before anti-graft watchdog while his bosses are losing patience": The session of the RTV Slovenija programming council today, with the vote on Katja Šeruga's bid for TV director on the agenda, may be tense after correspondence between director general which Igor Kadunc and the employees revealed he had interfered in the selection process. (front page, page 3, page 16)

Museum depots
"Tito's death mask and independence flag": The only known death mask of Yugoslavia's Communist leader, Josip Broz Tito, and the Slovenian flag flown at the 1991 independence ceremony are kept in the depot of the Museum of Recent History. (front page, page 20)

Judo World Championship
"Judo World Championship: Tina Trstenjak is bronze": Tina Trstenjak won the 13th medal for Slovenian judo at the World Championship in Baku and her fourth is such competitions. (front page, page 19)

FINANCE

Heating costs
"Heating will be costlier this year": Heating oil prices are up by 25% compared to last year, as gas and electricity prices are going up as well. (front page, pages 2, 3)

UKC Ljubljana hospital
"UKCL: Oh no, our director isn't misleading anyone, t'was just a slip": The paper offers three instances in which it alleges Aleš Šabeder, director general of Slovenia's largest hospital, has made inaccurate or incomplete claims about the hospital's performance. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Economic trends
"Financial crisis in 2020 to be followed by global recession": After another year of growth, the situation will be ripe for a new crisis, to be followed by a global recession. (front page, page 7)

VEČER

Local elections
"Warming up for the first round": Less than two months to go to the local elections and a month to submit bids, independents are busy collecting signatures in support of their bids for mayors. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Judo World Championship
"Bronze shining for the champion": "You wanted a medal and you got it," coach Marjan Fabjan commented on Tina Trstenjak winning bronze at the World Championship in Baku. (front page, page 16, 17)

Interpreters
"What is behind an interpreter's work": Commissioning an interpreter is not the same as buying stationery, interpreters warn. (front page, page 4)

People with disabilities
"Beer in sign language": Deaf and hearing impaired waiters served hikers at ten mountain huts at the weekend. (front page, page 8)

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